We’re excited to offer a great lineup of speakers, valuable education sessions, and some excellent entertainment for this year’s Power Up. Which are you most looking forward to?
Keynote Speaker – Amy Downs
In 1995, Amy Downs was one of the last survivors to be pulled from the rubble following the Oklahoma City bombing, which killed 168 people, including 18 of her 33 co-workers at the Federal Employees Credit Union.
Embracing her second chance at life, Amy lau
nched a campaign of self-improvement and transformed from a 355 lb. teller who couldn’t pass a math class to a CEO with a master’s degree in business administration and is a Full Ironman Triathlon Finisher.
Amy still works for the same credit union, which also survived the bombing, serving as the president and CEO. Amy is the author of a book called Hope is a Verb: My Journey of Impossible Transformation, available on Amazon.
Keynote: “Hope is a Verb”
Amy Downs survived a bomb exploding in the building of the credit union where she was working, which killed 168 people, including 18 of her 33 co-workers. Today, she is the President and an award-winning CEO of that same organization. Allegiance Credit Union has grown by 400% and is thriving. Drawing on her recently released book Hope Is A Verb, Amy is excited to share how you can respond to a crisis in a way that will make your organization come out of this even stronger than before you went in.
General Session Speaker - Larry Pruss
Larry Pruss has over 25 years of experience as a trusted adviser, strategist, author, speaker, and futurist. As the Managing Director of SRM Perspectives, Larry leads SRM’s expanding thought-leadership initiatives. He also hosts SRM’s “Perspectives Live and Tech Talk” webinar series, serves as a member of the US Faster Payments Council, and is a Fellow at the Digital Euro Association. Larry’s career includes leadership roles at prominent financial institutions such as Bank of America and Banque Nationale. Outside of work, Larry dedicates his time as an emergency responder with the Centre County Search and Rescue Team in Pennsylvania.
General Session: “The Technology Tsunami: Preparing Financial Institutions for What’s Next”
The financial services industry is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and institutions that fail to adapt risk being left behind. We will explore the disruptive technologies reshaping banking and payments, from AI and quantum computing to real-time payments, blockchain, open banking, and embedded finance.
It’s critical for financial institutions looking to stay ahead of disruption, capitalize on emerging opportunities, and develop a technology roadmap for the future.
Don’t miss this chance to gain expert insights and actionable strategies to position your organization for success.
Closing Keynote Speaker – Alicia Korten
Alicia Korten is a leading voice on building unified, values-led culture. Her books and curricula include Values Ignite, Values Sustain and Change Philanthropy (Wiley), winner of the Axiom Best Business Book of the Year. She is the creator of the Values & Culture Survey, a culture instrument that accelerates workforce culture transformation. Alicia has trained and led culture initiatives for household names such as Levi’s, Boehringer-Ingelheim, the Ford Foundation, and the United Nations. She is also a passionate supporter of cooperatives, credit unions, and small businesses. Known for her influential work on the science of values, her culture work has helped clients achieve significant growth turnarounds and catapulted them forward as industry leaders.
Keynote: “The Cooperative Difference”
Celebrate the Year of the Cooperative by taking a journey across the cooperative landscape. You will learn how cooperatives in farming, banking, retail, and energy are leveraging their values to build markets, grow member engagement, and respond with resilience to destabilizing global events. In today’s low-trust environments, the cooperative is a business model that is building trust. In this interactive keynote, you will be inspired by stories and videos from the cooperative movement. And you will leave with a model and strategies for leveraging the power of the cooperative structure for success.
You will learn:
- How the cooperative difference is changing lives.
- Stories from cooperatives across industries that are using their values for extraordinary business success.
- 5 strategies for growing and inspiring your values-aligned talent, customers, and members.
Entertainment - High Ore Road
Based in Butte, MT, and specializing in good time music for any occasion. We play with hi
gh energy that’s sure to get you singing and dancing. Classic Rock and some Country with a little Blues mixed in.